Offense is it taken or given?

by Mark Posted 2012/06/25 09:31:54

Related Topics: Christ, Freedom, Image, Picture, Comfort, Lot, Toy, Friend, Sacrifice

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	Offense is given	1 vote	14%
	Offense is taken	1 vote	14%
	Other.	5 votes	71%

Something a friend said to me this week and gave me a lot to ponder.

People who intend to cause offense, like someone who posted a picture of Christ on a swing attached to the cross, like a chilren's toy. The knee-jerk reaction is to be offended. However, by counting to ten and taking a step back it is possible to re-interpret the meaning and to feel joy and comfort from that image.
Could for example interpret it as the freedom that has come from his sacrifice for us all.
If anyone knows the image, could you do me a favour and post it for me? Many thanks if you can.

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Joy Buchanan 2012/06/26 21:58:08

Other.

BOTH...

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Margaret Jacobson 2012/06/25 20:03:22

Other.

If done accidently.....NEVER

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Scream 2012/06/25 11:44:48

Other.

Both. When you mean to offend someone then it's given. When you are offended, it's taken.

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Radical Ed 2012/06/25 10:32:11

Other.

i consider taking offense to anything is a useless emotional response. we can say a piece of art offends us but that means nothing in the long run. art is art and is meant to break the walls. this also applies to people's opinions and pretty much everything else. if we stopped something if a single person was offended then nothing would ever be done.

it's like this picture:

I've had people go bat crazy over a few simple words added to this. there is honestly no problem with it as the bible says Jesus died and came back. it is a satirical spin by the latest generation using words they've grown up around, nothing more.

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freespire 2012/06/25 09:33:08

Other.

both

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